Music Hungary Revisited At The Konzerthaus Berlin by Rebecca Schmid February 29, 2012 • At the Konzerthaus Berlin, the cycle, "Open, which took place February 18 -26, explored Hungarian and Hungarian-inspired music from Brahms to contemporary composers.
Berlin Event Flirting With Autobiography: Michael Ondaatje In Berlin by Tam Eastley February 27, 2012 • Novelist Michael Ondaatje recently spoke at the Akademie Der Künste about his new book, The Cat's Table.
Berlin Event 'Caesar Must Die' Wins Top Honor At The Berlinale by Monika Mueller-Kroll February 21, 2012 • Caesar Must Die, the film by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, won the top prize, the Golden Bear, for best film at the 62nd Berlinale. American actress Meryl Streep was awarded the Honorary Golden Bear for lifetime achievement.
Berlin Event The Rundfunkchor Berlin Plunges Into Brahms At The Radialsystem by Rebecca Schmid February 18, 2012 • Berlin's Rundfunkchor has a new production of "Human Requiem," a nod to Brahms' "German Requiem," at the Radialsystem. It sets out to transcend the traditional stand-and-deliver choral format.
Berlin Daily Life The Ultimate Berlin Sport: Roller Derby by Tam Eastley February 16, 2012 • This Saturday at Arena Berlin, you can watch what is perhaps the ultimate Berlin sport: Roller Derby. Three home teams from Berlin Bombshells will kick off the season.
Berlin Daily Life In Berlin, Netizens Protest Against 'ACTA' by Jennifer Collins February 15, 2012 • Thousands of Berliners participated in global protests this weekend against the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) currently making its way through the EU.
Berlin Daily Life The Individual Vs The Group by Miriam Widman February 13, 2012 • Miriam Widman recently took a long bus trip down to Italy. Though the 16 hour trip proved long and a little boring, Widman says she was struck by the sense of community that developed- something not likely to happen in the US.
Food Hühnerhaus: Where Taxi Drivers Break Bread In Berlin by Layne Mosler February 6, 2012 • On the advice of her cabbie, Taxi Gourmet writer Layne Mosler visits Hühnerhaus 36 Halal chicken stand next to Görlitzer Park.
Berlin Event 18 Films Make Final Round At Berlinale by Jesica Botero February 2, 2012 • This year's Berlinale film festival will be featuring 18 international films that will compete for the Silver and Golden Bear Awards. The festival begins February 9th.
Music Ultraschall Festival Opens Journey Into Contemporary Music by Rebecca Schmid February 1, 2012 • Berlin's Ultraschall Festival for new music premiered this weekend with a program dedicated to reviving classics of the avant-garde while exploring new roads in the European music scene.
Food 'Adana Grill Haus': Beyond Doener Kebab In Berlin by Layne Mosler January 30, 2012 • The Adana Grill Haus was tounded 26 years ago a few blocks from the epicenter of Berlin's "Little Istanbul" neighborhood in Kreuzberg. The 40-seat restaurant claims to be the first Turkish grill of its kind in the city.
Berlin Community Event Monthly Music Tip: Yodeler Doreen Kutzke by Anouschka Pearlman January 26, 2012 • This month's music tip features Berlin's country yodeling queen, Doreen Kutzke. This weekend, this singer is hosting a 4-hour yodeling workshop at Jodelschule Kreuzberg.
Berlin Daily Life Free WiFi And A New Internet Policy For Berlin? by Jennifer Collins January 24, 2012 • Does Berlin have a Silicon Valley in it's future? Thanks to backing from the Pirate Party, pressure is on the Senate to pass legislation resurrecting the plan for free WiFi within the Berliner Ringbahn as part of larger policy to support the digitization of the city.
Travel Inhaling Egyptian Culture at Berlin's Largest Shisha Lounge by Tam Eastley January 18, 2012 • There are well over 100 shisha bars in Berlin, many lining the streets of Turkish Neukoelln. Unlike other hangouts in Berlin, Sehraya, Berlin's biggest shisha lounge is Egyptian, not Turkish, and the owners are obviously very proud of its heritage.
German General Interest 'NOVONO': A German-Born Design Firm by Abigail Wick January 10, 2012 • Nora von Nordenskjöld recently opened NOVONO, a Berlin-based design firm. Her recent projects include restaurant redesigns, pop-up diners, and clothes boutiques.